Provenance:The
materials were donated to the
Special Collections Department in
January of 2014 by H. Penn.

Extent: 2.5 linear
feet

Organization:

Subject

Language: English

Repository: Special
Collections Department, Pickler
Memorial Library, Truman State
University

Access: Open

Processed by:
Annie Nickrent

Processing Information: Arrangement scheme for the
collection was imposed during
processing in the absence of a
useable original order.

Abstract: Mildred
Neoma Brown was born on September
18, 1912 in Knox County, Missouri.
In 1937, she was still dependent on
her parents and deemed a
“spinster”. By 1939, she received a
degree from cosmetology school and
started her own business. From
1943-1970, Mildred owned and
operated “Mildred’s Beauty Shop” in
Kirksville. In 1963, she married
Claude “Buzz” Willows and continued
managing her beauty shop. Mildred
was a member of the Missouri
Cosmetology Association and the
Missouri State Board of Cosmetology,
for which she attended numerous
conferences and workshops to enhance
her business knowledge. This
collection includes numerous items
from her life such as, photos,
travel brochures, documentation of
the business, and small items from
her personal life.

• High School Notebook for Gladys Brown used by Mildred Brown
for cosmetology school, date unknown

1.22b Loose pages from notebook

• Sketch of Epidermis • Sketch of “Nerves of Scalp, face, and
side of head” • Sketch of “Layers of Skin” • Detailed sketch of hair follicle,
skin, and cell • Sketch of “Arteries, Veins, and Nerves of the head and face” •
Sketch of Skull • Chemistry and Biology notes

•Sealed envelope with list of things needed, January,
1951• Alphabetical list of names• Unfolded envelope and contents from “The
Missouri Society for Crippled Children” with names and addresses• Opened,
unfolded envelope with names and addressed written inside• Sheets with prices of
goods for business• Papers detailing items bought in state and resold, January
1950• Sheet of prices of unknown objects• Sheets of expenses• Sheets of items
and their prices, 1944

1.36 Services

•Records of prices for services

1.37 Real Estate-Leases

•1966•1967

1.38 Real Estate-Rent Adjustments

•Envelope for “The Office of the Housing Expediter,
1950• “United Sates of America, Office of Price Administration” tenants copy of
form DD-U, January 1, 1946• “Office of the Housing Expediter” form D-35, order
adjusting maximum rent, August 21, 1950• “Office of the Housing Expediter” form
D-1, Landlord’s petition for adjustment of rent, August 2, 1950• “Office of the
Housing Expediter”, form D-35, order adjusting maximum rent, April 29, 1949

•Cosmetology-Hairdressing and Manicuring license,
1975-1976•1976-1977•1977-1978•1978-1979•1979-1980•1980-1981•1981-1982•1982-1983•
Envelope from Division of Professional Registration• State Board of Cosmetology
certification, July 1, 1955• The State Board of Cosmetology of Missouri Report
of Beauty Shops, December 2, 1953•February 6, 1953•August 20, 1952•1953•October
7, 1953•September 9, 1954•July 30, 1953• The State Board of Cosmetology of
Missouri license renewal receipt, 1947• Missouri State Board of Cosmetology
notice for renewal of license, 1983-1984